Thoughts on 2016 LR4 HSE Lux (Landmark) purchase?
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Yeah for the most part. I initially did measurements in my driveway which is pretty flat but then drove to a parking lot as well and same result - actually closer to a half inch difference in normal mode and a quarter inch in access mode.
My old LR3 did this. I had to have a mechanic re-calibrate the ride height settings. Do you have any sensor errors or on the nav in off road mode is the system showing each wheel at proper height and not moving (up and down)?
No sensor errors that I can see and the mechanic didn’t mention any error codes with the suspension but I’ll have them check for that specifically. Haven’t tried driving it in off road mode - I’ll try that. Thanks.
I wonder if an airbag has been replaced at some point and it was miss calibrated. Or maybe a sensor got moved up or down.
You can reprogram it with the IID Tool, which is almost a must-own for an LR4 owner.
I'd think long and hard about that Carmax warranty. It covers everything, unless they've really changed the wording on it. At the very least, you can expect the lower control arm bushings will need to be done at around 70k miles. That's around an $1,800 job at the dealer by itself.
That said, I bought my CPO 2012 with 40k miles on it back in January 2016, and I don't think I've put $4,500 worth of work into since then.
You can reprogram it with the IID Tool, which is almost a must-own for an LR4 owner.
I'd think long and hard about that Carmax warranty. It covers everything, unless they've really changed the wording on it. At the very least, you can expect the lower control arm bushings will need to be done at around 70k miles. That's around an $1,800 job at the dealer by itself.
That said, I bought my CPO 2012 with 40k miles on it back in January 2016, and I don't think I've put $4,500 worth of work into since then.
No mention of any airbag replacement or suspension fixes in the service history I found (I had the dealership who performed the service on this truck send me the records). Would have been a warranty repair so doubt the PO would have gone anywhere else.
So with an IID tool you can adjust / recalibrate individual wheel suspension settings? That’s good to know. In any event - I’m taking the overly cautious approach here - having an independent shop take a look at it tomorrow as I didn’t get a great vibe from the dealership I took it to last week that they actually did a thorough inspection on this vehicle.
So with an IID tool you can adjust / recalibrate individual wheel suspension settings? That’s good to know. In any event - I’m taking the overly cautious approach here - having an independent shop take a look at it tomorrow as I didn’t get a great vibe from the dealership I took it to last week that they actually did a thorough inspection on this vehicle.
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How are you measuring the wheel gap? On the fender to wheel?
Yes - fender to top of rim.
TheWidup
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Ok - I'm no pro in terms of this but my 2013 has always looked like it has a tiny lean when parked...I don't know what the computer does to level after parking but mine does some little 'hiss' and sort of levels/lowers after the doors are all closed. Is it still messed up when it's idling or only when it's parked?
Haven't measured while idling - I'll check that out. Maybe in my head now, but also seems off while driving. In any event, it's at the indy shop now getting checked. I'll report back what they say.
Edit - I think you hit the nail on the head - I should have been measuring when idling and not with the engine off (the shop said everything looked fine when idling). They did point out that the car has a non OEM spec battery (a little too small and non AGM). Maybe CarMax will take care of that as part of its 30 day warranty, but not holding my breath.
In any event, thanks for all the feedback. Now just need to sort out that front radar sensor issue - have a feeling CarMax drilled the bumper in the wrong spot but we'll see.
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